Incorporation of nanostructures is a recent trend in the photovoltaic community, aimed at
improving light absorption and consequently cell efficiency. In this regard, semiconductor …

Research at the interface between nanoscience and biology could yield breakthroughs in
fundamental science and lead to revolutionary technologies. In this review, we focus on the …

Achieving high elasticity for silicon (Si) nanowires, one of the most important and versatile
building blocks in nanoelectronics, would enable their application in flexible electronics and …

Crystal phase switching between the zincblende and wurtzite structures in III–V nanowires is
crucial from the fundamental viewpoint as well as for electronic and photonic applications of …

Nanowire growth has generally relied on an initial particle of a catalyst such as Au to define
the wire diameter and stabilize the growth. Self-catalyzed growth of III–V nanowires avoids …

Vapour–liquid–solid route and its variants are routinely used for scalable synthesis of
semiconducting nanowires, yet the fundamental growth processes remain unknown. Here …

Controlled growth of semiconductor nanowires with atomic precision offers the potential to
tune the material properties for integration into scalable functional devices. Despite …

We perform molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the reduction of the thermal
conductivity by kinks in silicon nanowires. The reduction percentage can be as high as 70 …

We show that methylgermane (GeH3CH3) can induce a transition from⟨ 111⟩ to⟨ 110⟩
oriented growth during the vapor–liquid–solid synthesis of Ge nanowires. This hydride …

We report on the first in situ chemical investigation of vapor–liquid–solid semiconductor
nanowire growth and reveal the important, and previously unrecognized, role of transient …